Pages

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Kenyan Runners: Nature or Nurture

Kenyan Runners: Nature or Nurture by Steve Sailer for UPI; Kalenjin, the Running Tribe, steeplechase, altitude, genes, diet, training, Keino: ". The three million Kalenjin make up only one tenth of Kenya's population, and just 1/2,000th of the world's. Yet, these highlanders from the Great Rift Valley win about three-eighths of international men's distance running prizes. Within this region, the half million people of the Nandi district win one fifth of the globe's medals!"

No comments: